Sternorrhyncha research

The carrot psyllid, Bactericera trigonica.

Sternorrhyncha is a large group of insects within the 'true bugs' containing aphids, whiteflies, jumping plant lice and scale insects. All members of the group are plant-feeders, and many are major crop and ornamental pests.

We are researching Sternorrhyncha by:

collating global databases of psyllid and whitefly species and their host-plant associations

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Glossary

True bugsMany insects are commonly called 'bugs', but the 'true bugs' are only those that have piercing, sucking mouthparts that they use to eat plant matter, usually sap. True bugs form the insect order Hemiptera.